Myanmar investigates 10 bodies found in grave in Rakhine

International rights groups blame the government and military for being unwilling to investigate possible wrongdoing by government officials.

By: AP | Bangkok | Published: December 20, 2017 1:58 pm

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A woman collapses from exhaustion as Rohingya refugees arrive by a wooden boat from Myanmar to the shore of Shah Porir Dwip, near Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. (Source: REUTERS/File Photo)

Myanmar’s military said a forensic investigation has begun after the discovery of 10 bodies in a mass grave in a village in troubled Rakhine state, where the country’s security forces have carried out a brutal crackdown against the Rohingya Muslim minority.